Vinglyph

Vinglyph is a phonetic writing system modeled after the Ayeri Ornament Script by Carston Becker, modified and adapted for English.  In particular:

Consonants
Latin Vin IPA Example Latin Vin IPA Example
p p p pen b b b ball
t t t to d d d dog
k k k kite g g g get
ch c chip j j just
f f f fox v v v very
th T θ think th H ð this
s s s sew z z z zoo
sh S ʃ she zh Z ʒ azure
l l l last r r r run
y y j yes w w w will
h h h heart m m m man
n n n no ng N ŋ song
Vowels
  Short Long Diphthong-ɪ Diphthong-ʊ
Latin Vin IPA Example Vin IPA Example Vin IPA Example Vin IPA Example
a a æ at, can A ɑ, ɔ father, all Y eye, aisle W out, now
e e ɛ end, bet E e, eɪ eight, ale    
i i ɪ if, sit I i eat, pizza    
o o ə, ʌ oven, up O o, oʊ open, note P ɔɪ oil, joy  
u u ʊ hook, should U u flute, spoon    
Vowel Combinations with R
Vin IPA Example Vin IPA Example
B ɑr are, star G ær arrow, marriage
C ɪər ear, iridescent J ɛr air, errand, spare
D ɔr or, soar K ɜr fir, earn, urgent
F ʊr poor, tour  
Numbers
1 1 6 6
2 2 7 7
3 3 8 8
4 4 9 9
5 5 0 0
Punctuation
period . comma ,
question mark ? exclamation point !
colon : semicolon ;
left double quote right double quote
dollar sign $ percent %

Inversion

The following consonants may be inverted:  /t/ t, /d/ d, /tʃ/ c, /dʒ/ j, /f/ f, /v/ v, /θ/ T, /ð/ H, /s/ s, /z/ z, /ʃ/ S, /ʒ/ Z, /m/ m, /n/ n, and /ŋ/ N.  When two or more consonants from this set appear in succession, each alternate consonant is inverted, as in the words “and” I or “against” M.

Sample Text

The following example illustrates a passage of text transcribed into Vinglyph.

A B C D E F,
G H I J!
A K L M D N,
O P Q R S T U,
I V W O S X Y Z.
a b c d b e
f B g h D B i!
B j k l, m I n,
o p q I r D N.
P k s f c d t u v,
p w x P y z 1.
A c d 2 Y 3 F,
G H I J!

Let the children of God rejoice,
both now and forevermore!
Let them sing songs of praise,
for He has given us life everlasting,
and laid up for us treasure in Heaven.
Blessed are those who are called
to the marriage supper of the Lamb!
The Lord is good, gracious and pure,
crowned with beauty and worthy of praise.
He is near to those who call on Him,
with tender compassion He hears their prayer.
Let those who trust in Christ rejoice,
both now and forevermore!


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I did not create a working font for Vinglyph, no. Sorry about that! Font creation is quite time consuming, particularly for a cursive font, since you have to create different versions for each letter depending on whether it occurs at the beginning of a word, in the middle, or at the end, or is isolated. The above is just a psuedo-font I put together for display purposes.

A budding neographer, huh? I had to look that up, LOL. You sound like a kindred spirit!

I'm curious as to how you happened to find this website?
Posted by Carolyn on Thursday, October 26, 2023
Is there a font available for Vinglyph? I do not see a link. God bless you today, and thank you again for the inspiration of this wonderful site. I am also a Christian as well as a budding neographer. God bless you richly today!
Posted by Enoch Stokes on Thursday, October 26, 2023
The only right relationship between man and God
is for man to acknowledge and submit
to God's rightful authority over his life.